Russians in Turkey

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240,715 Russians hold either short- or long-term permits and are currently living in Turkey.^[2]

Russians began migrating to Turkey during the first half of the 1990s. Most had fled the economic problems prevalent after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. During this period, many intermarried and assimilated with locals, bringing a rapid increase in mixed marriages. There is a Russian Association of Education, Culture and Cooperation, which aims to expand Russian language and culture in Turkey as well as promote the interests of the community.

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, many Russians have fled to Turkey after Vladimir Putin announced a "partial mobilization" of military reservists.^[3] Around 50,000 Russians had moved to Antalya by September 2022, as well as 18,000 Ukrainians. ^[4]

Russian schools:

• Russian Consulate School in Istanbul
• Russian Embassy School in Ankara
• Private International Moscow School in Antalya
• Eduant Private Russian School
• International Russian School in Antalya

• Russia–Turkey relations
• Turks in Russia

• Atabaki, Touraj; Volkov, Denis V. (2020). "Flying away from the Bolshevik winter: Soviet refugees across the Southern borders (1917–30)". Journal of Refugee Studies. 34 (2). Oxford University Press: 1900–1922. doi:10.1093/jrs/fez122.